diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/tilegx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/tilegx.c
index f92d7e6..613ccf0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/tilegx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/tilegx.c
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Create our IRQs. */
-		port->irq = create_irq();
-		if (port->irq < 0)
+		port->irq = irq_alloc_hwirq(-1);
+		if (!port->irq)
 			goto err_uart_dest;
 		tile_irq_activate(port->irq, TILE_IRQ_PERCPU);
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 err_free_irq:
 	free_irq(port->irq, port);
 err_dest_irq:
-	destroy_irq(port->irq);
+	irq_free_hwirq(port->irq);
 err_uart_dest:
 	gxio_uart_destroy(context);
 	ret = -ENXIO;
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
 
 	if (port->irq > 0) {
 		free_irq(port->irq, port);
-		destroy_irq(port->irq);
+		irq_free_hwirq(port->irq);
 		port->irq = 0;
 	}